---
title: 'The Fighter (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David O. Russell'
released: '2010-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fighter-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0964517/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fighter (2010)

2010 · R · 115 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Fighter is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his older half-brother and former boxer Dicky Eklund (Bale). The film was inspired by the 1995 documentary featuring the Eklund-Ward family titled High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Mark Wahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-wahlberg), [Darren Aronofsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/darren-aronofsky), [Ryan Kavanaugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-kavanaugh)
- **Director:** [David O. Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-russell)
- **Screenplay:** [Scott Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-silver)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Brook](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-brook)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hoyte van Hoytema](https://cinepixo.com/people/hoyte-van-hoytema)
- **Editor:** [Pamela Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-martin)

## Cast

- [Jack McGee](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mcgee) as George Ward
- [Ted Arcidi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-arcidi)
- [Erica McDermott](https://cinepixo.com/people/erica-mcdermott) as Cindy "Tar" Eklund
- [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://cinepixo.com/people/sugar-ray-leonard) as Sugar Ray Leonard
- [Amy Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-adams) as Charlene Fleming
- [Paul Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-campbell-2)
- [Christian Bale](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-bale) as Dicky Eklund
- [José Antonio Rivera](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-antonio-rivera)
- [Melissa Leo](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-leo) as Alice Eklund-Ward
- [Jenna Lamia](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenna-lamia) as Sherri "The Baby" Ward
- [Bianca Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/bianca-hunter) as Cathy "Pork" Eklund
- [Mark Wahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-wahlberg) as Micky Ward
- [Frank Renzulli](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-renzulli) as Sal Lanano

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